Tire-tool.



H. J. PHILLIPS.

TIRE TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1908.

Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

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Nom-umnummma wAsmnefon n c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT JOHN PHILLIPS, F BAYSWATER, LONDON, ENGLAND.

TIRE-TOOL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT JOHN PHIL- LIPS, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain and Ireland, residing at Bayswater, in the county ofLondon, England, have invented a new or Improved Tire-Tool, of which thefollowing is a specification.

In removing and replacing the covers of pneumatic tires of wheel rimswith the usual tools great difficulty is encountered owing to thenecessity of holding in position the tools, which are usually in theform of levers, during the operation, and the object of this inventionis to provide a tool which will be automatically held in place whenengaged with the bead of a. tire cover in the Wheel rim, thereby freeingthe hands of the operator to manipulate a second tool.

Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings illustrate in sideelevation, and end elevation respectively a tool according to thisinvention. Figs. 3 and 4: are views showing the tool in differentpositions for use.

The tool comprises a'handle or stock portion a which may resemble inshape the butt of a pistol, from which extend three branches forming adouble fork, the lower branch I) of which extends downwardly and thenforwardly at right angles, the end of the forwardly extending portionbeing adapted to bear against the side of the wheel felly 0 when theintermediate branch (Z, which extends forwardly, is pushed over the edgeof the wheel rim 6 as shown in Fig. 3. The lower branch Z) may hecovered with material such as leather to prevent damage to the wheelfelly; for example a strip of leather 7 may be bent to U shape over theend of the branch and secured by a rivet g passing therethrough. Theintermediate branch is formed at its end with a kind of double hook, onepart m of which extends downwardly toward the lower branch I), and isadapted to engage with the inwardly turned edge is of the wheel rim 6,Fig. 3, and the other a of which extends upwardly and is adapted toengage the bead 0 of the tire cover p when the latter is forced orlevered up over it by means of a flat bar or the like pushed beneath thebead of the cover and fulcrumed on the wheel rim. As will be understood,when the head of the cover is thus engaged by the upwardly extendinghook it of the intermediate branch (Z, the cover, owing to its tendencyto resume its normal position in the wheel rim, will tend Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed June 24, 1908.

Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

Serial No. 440,172.

to tilt the tool on the edge of the wheel rim 0, but this movement isprevented by the upper branch g of the tool, which is suitably curvedand preferably formed with a downwardly extending projection or hook 1",bearing upon the tread portion of the cover p, Fig. 3, and thuspreventing further tilting movement. The tool can then be releasedwithout risk of the bead 0 of the outer cover becoming disengaged fromit, so that the operator can employ both hands to manipulate a secondtool which is to be applied at a different part of the outer cover. Whenboth tools have been properly engaged, the cover can be readily freedfrom the rim in the usual manner.

In some cases, as in the example illustrated, the upper branch 9 may beformed at its outer or rearward side w th a projection 8 formed with aforward face that is curved to correspond with the outer surface of theedge of the wheel rim with which it engages; the upper branch can thenbe used to lift the head 0 of the outer cover if the same be fairlyloose from the wheel rim after the manner of an ordinary lever, see Fig.4.

The outer end of the intermediate branch is formed between its twohook-l ke portions m, n with a recess 2. which, when replacing a tirecover, is adapted to engage with the outer part of the bead 0 thereof,and hold it in the rim wh le another portion of the bead is being workedinto the wheel rim by another tool.

What I claim s:-

1. A tire tool comprising a handle portion, two outer rigid branchesextending therefrom and adapted to respectively bear against the side ofa wheel felly and to extend over the tread of a tire on such felly and arigid intermed ate branch formed with means adapted to engage with n theedge of the rim and with means adapted to engage within thecorresponding bead of the tire cover, as set forth.

2. A tire tool comprising a handle portion, an angle-shaped armextending there from, protective material covering the outer end of saidarm, a curved arm extending from said handle port on and a rigid hookedintermediate arm extending from said handle portion, as set forth.

3. A tire tool comprising a handle portion from which extend anangle-shaped arm. a curved arm, and an intermediate arm the outer end ofwhich is formed with two hooked portions, one extending toward saidangle a shaped arm and the other extending toward said curved arm.

4. A tire tool comprising a handle portion from which extend anangle-shaped arm, a curved arm, and an intermediate arm the outer end ofwhich is formed with two hooked portions, one extending toward saidangle shaped arm and the other extending toward said curved arm and witha recess between the two hooks 5-. A tire tool comprising a handleportion from which extend an angle shaped arm, a curved arm formed witha projection on its inn'eriside, and an intermediate arm'the'outer endof which is hooked.

6*. A tire tool comprising a handle portion from which extend a lowerbranch extending downwardly and then forwardly, a strip of leather fixedover the forward end of said lOWei bT'ithZ Zh, {L curved il p p'i'branch formed with a downwardly extending projection on its front sideand with a projection at its rear side shaped to correspond with theouter surface or the edge of the wheel rim, and an intermediate branchformed at its end with a double hook one part of which extendsdownwardly toward the lower br'anch and the other part of which extendsupwardly.

Signed at London, England, this 9th day of June, 1908.

HERBERT JOHN PHILLIPS.

Witnesses:

D. J UMESO'N, T. L. RAND.

